tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post120238219321094208..comments2015-03-31T15:48:41.475-05:00Comments on Althouse: Did Obama have a strategy to make the debate feel wonky and dull?Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30812208321337768342012-10-05T16:58:03.453-05:002012-10-05T16:58:03.453-05:00Dante,
I despise the man. I despise the press. I ...Dante,<br /><br /><i>I despise the man. I despise the press. I despise the people who gave up their responsibility for their lives with &quot;Hope and Change.&quot;</i><br /><br />I WISH my disdain could just be limited to that roster, but now it&#39;s extended to the citizens, conservatives, the Tea Party, the conservative press and blogosphere, and more. I see a total lack of responsibility for this country in all quarters. <br /><br />Setting Romney up to fix our problems is no more taking responsibility than paying rapt attention to a awful newscast is being informed. The Crack Emceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55163215426592763032012-10-05T14:53:45.948-05:002012-10-05T14:53:45.948-05:00Baron Zemo,
No, I&#39;m not Crack.
Chip S.,
Cut...Baron Zemo,<br /><br />No, I&#39;m not Crack.<br /><br />Chip S.,<br /><br />Cutting and pasting the same insults over and over is the kind of behavior that destroys the conversation, no? So yes, I am dropping a dime on him! Maybe the good Baron will stop being so utterly tiresome.<br /><br />Yours,<br />TomTom DeGisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14809757971111266101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28046977261322276612012-10-05T12:26:03.938-05:002012-10-05T12:26:03.938-05:00Otherwise, I question their integrity and the inte...<i>Otherwise, I question their integrity and the integrity of the whole video enterprise,...</i><br /><br />If you mean there is hypocrisy here, agreed. I&#39;m curious what you think about my view. Is it a wrong way of thinking?<br /><br />After I found out that Rezko was given millions to fix up slums in Obama&#39;s district, and didn&#39;t,<br /><br />After I found out that Obama got a sweet deal on his house, in what appears to be a payoff from Rezko (OK, is there any other way to think of it?),<br /><br />After I found out that Obama had his democrat challengers thrown off the ballot with questionable legal maneuvers,<br /><br />After I found out one of Obama&#39;s minions, in conjunction with some crappy judge opened the sealed child custody records of Seven of Nine and Jack Ryan,<br /><br />I thought, there isn&#39;t enough underhandedness that isn&#39;t justified to get this guy out of office. That&#39;s how I felt then.<br /><br />Now, all I feel is complete disdain for the press. It&#39;s so bad it is hard to know what is good for this country, only what&#39;s bad, and Obama is bad, a lie, a sham, perpetrated on voters by a press tonging Obama&#39;s balls.<br /><br />I despise the man. I despise the press. I despise the people who gave up their responsibility for their lives with &quot;Hope and Change.&quot;<br /><br />But, perhaps as you said, most if not many of these people are unreachable, and people (perhaps even me) seize on this as some sick validation.Dantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07393170116669470751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35016084566813470132012-10-05T11:31:18.151-05:002012-10-05T11:31:18.151-05:00Dante,
There&#39;s lots of things worth discussin...Dante,<br /><br />There&#39;s lots of things worth discussing (I come here everyday and wonder, &quot;Why are they going after, Garage?&quot;) but that&#39;s what people do and it&#39;s stupid and ugly. <br /><br />And - especially from this crowd - I&#39;ll concede &quot;Obama told a lie in 2007&quot; is a story whenever they start acting like &quot;Romney and his cult are telling lies NOW&quot; should turn a few heads as well. <br /><br />Otherwise, I question their integrity and the integrity of the whole video enterprise,...The Crack Emceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73246256013982858932012-10-05T07:59:08.937-05:002012-10-05T07:59:08.937-05:00Most of the comments were about shit like he drops...<i>Most of the comments were about shit like he drops his &quot;g&quot; when he talks black - not politics - so it did put you in with a bad crowd.</i><br /><br />I can&#39;t help it if people comment on how someone talks. It&#39;s part of that group thing. People want to feel good, so they stoop to saying stupid, meaningless things, when there are so many meaningful things to discuss.<br /><br />You say you weren&#39;t surprised by the now president stirring up racial resentment by distorting the record. Obama&#39;s manipulation of those people is precisely what prevents on racism, by cementing in place the status quo of opinion as fact. The press deserves to be skewered by this, starting by those people in New Orleans who were lied to and manipulated.<br /><br />Compare this to Bill Cosby&#39;s approach. While he harbors obvious anger over US racism, he has a positive message for people. Be responsible. Don&#39;t let the racists define you. Isn&#39;t that a message that can make a difference?<br /><br />The odd thing is there was no need for the president to say these things. That too is a character flaw worth discussing.Dantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07393170116669470751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13185356065733859662012-10-05T05:51:43.019-05:002012-10-05T05:51:43.019-05:00EFB,
I keep thinking Romney was like a used car s...EFB,<br /><br /><i>I keep thinking Romney was like a used car salesman.</i><br /><br />Romney IS a used car salesman,...The Crack Emceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66799637385632211822012-10-05T05:49:53.850-05:002012-10-05T05:49:53.850-05:00Kansas City,
Very good observation by wyo sis:
&...Kansas City,<br /><br /><i>Very good observation by wyo sis:<br /><br />&quot;Obama is acting like a person who, for the first time in his life, has realized he isn&#39;t as smart as he&#39;s been led to believe.&quot;</i><br /><br />Please. Wyo sis is seeing things:<br /><br />Romney didn&#39;t &quot;out smart&quot; Obama, Obama just wasn&#39;t up for the game - he lost from a lack of engagement.<br /><br />Ambivalence is the word I keep coming back to - and why wouldn&#39;t anybody be ambivalent when people can just delusionally see shit?<br /><br />What&#39;s the point if THEY&#39;RE not engaged?The Crack Emceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22203098036034632092012-10-05T05:42:38.450-05:002012-10-05T05:42:38.450-05:00bagoh20,
You are suggesting we not expose lies an...bagoh20,<br /><br /><i>You are suggesting we not expose lies and ignore the truth just because it may make us look bad to bring it up. That&#39;s not very Crack Emcee-ish.</i><br /><br />No, I&#39;m saying - as James Taranto, Stanley Kurtz, and the Romney campaign said - nobody cares about that video. <br /><br />Ann said you look bad, and, without the video containing text to point out the lies, she&#39;s right:<br /><br />Most of the comments were about shit like he drops his &quot;g&quot; when he talks black - not politics - so it did put you in with a bad crowd. The Crack Emceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79439050725524320972012-10-05T05:37:07.660-05:002012-10-05T05:37:07.660-05:00chickelit,
Crack, you&#39;ve dulled your edginess...chickelit,<br /><br /><i>Crack, you&#39;ve dulled your edginess, giving Romney a perpetual wedgieness.</i><br /><br />I said he won the debate. What am I supposed to say? <br /><br />He lost?The Crack Emceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68343165847959118132012-10-04T18:30:41.635-05:002012-10-04T18:30:41.635-05:00That would mean I have 11 cents in my pocket, Chip...That would mean I have 11 cents in my pocket, Chip S.<br /><br />Eleven Penny&#39;s?<br /><br />ha ha<br /><br />Really?Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094488084214911115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17803812305482173942012-10-04T16:50:26.634-05:002012-10-04T16:50:26.634-05:00Be careful what you say, people. Tom DeGisi is rea...Be careful what you say, people. Tom DeGisi is ready to drop a dime on you should your comment displease him.Chip S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13210586187250159751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50287186875707000712012-10-04T16:41:59.286-05:002012-10-04T16:41:59.286-05:00Here&#39;s a third possibility. Obama took focus ...Here&#39;s a third possibility. Obama took focus groups&#39; feedback to heart.<br /><br />Not sure if anyone else watched those focus group meeting on C-Span with supposed &quot;Undecideds&quot; like Althouse? <br /><br />After two hours, of the 12 people in the group, it turned out that only 3 really seemed undecided. You might be surprised that all three were woman, two of whom worked or had worked in education. Not surprised? ha ha Well nevermind about that then.<br /><br />At the end of the meeting, all three offered up that they would most likely decide on an &quot;emotional&quot; basis. Not a one seemed in the least bit concerned or embarrassed about that either.<br /><br />But I digressed! Thought the above was of interest to Althousians, given her undecided nature.<br /><br />Anyway, back to a third possibility about Obama&#39;s performance last night...<br /><br />Every single one of the people in the focus group of Independents thought Obama&#39;s biggest negative was his arrogance and many thought his self esteem was over-inflated, making him look cocky.<br /><br />And last night? Our President appeared as our &quot;humble servant&quot;.<br /><br />Will it work to ease some independent minds?<br /><br />Stay tuned.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094488084214911115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65825916986420806682012-10-04T16:04:32.599-05:002012-10-04T16:04:32.599-05:00I know we are not allowed to question the black gu...I know we are not allowed to question the black guy but this is kind of ridiculous.Baron Zemohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301531733692419610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17943425943035714562012-10-04T15:51:23.339-05:002012-10-04T15:51:23.339-05:00So Crack is Tom DeGisi your real name?
Ha,ha,ha,h...So Crack is Tom DeGisi your real name?<br /><br />Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha!!!!Baron Zemohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301531733692419610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23855016294638153472012-10-04T15:38:04.114-05:002012-10-04T15:38:04.114-05:00Chris Christie was right!Chris Christie was right!Joe Schmoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16648976007708771203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75821318796202678632012-10-04T15:32:01.617-05:002012-10-04T15:32:01.617-05:00The Prof speculates:
&gt; 2. He actually doesn&#3...The Prof speculates: <br />&gt; 2. He actually doesn&#39;t want to win.<br /><br />I&#39;m in this camp. Certainly feels like it. There&#39;s been speculation of this here and elsewhere long before last night. Popvillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299807620623256584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18438989879327655092012-10-04T15:24:39.456-05:002012-10-04T15:24:39.456-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tom DeGisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14809757971111266101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48734300303062983872012-10-04T15:24:03.875-05:002012-10-04T15:24:03.875-05:00Meade,
Is Baron Zemo commenting in good faith? I...Meade,<br /><br />Is Baron Zemo commenting in good faith? I don&#39;t think so.<br /><br />Yours,<br />TomTom DeGisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14809757971111266101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52741459629464954182012-10-04T13:59:33.142-05:002012-10-04T13:59:33.142-05:00(me)Maybe there is a point where we can confidentl...<i>(me)Maybe there is a point where we can confidently state that Obama usually underperforms.<br /><br />(bgates:)Based on what they&#39;re doing to Kerry right now, I&#39;d say that will come when Obama helps the next Democrat candidate with debate prep.</i><br /><br />Ha haha hahahaha ha!MayBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11966319657113124861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19061682292461982132012-10-04T13:25:04.533-05:002012-10-04T13:25:04.533-05:00I came to the same conclusion that maybe he doesn&...I came to the same conclusion that maybe he doesn&#39;t want the job. <br /><br />He really sucked big time and now all the attention is on how bad Obama was - and he was. But I keep thinking Romney was like a used car salesman.EFBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225875561084154880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74536789334539427442012-10-04T12:54:17.633-05:002012-10-04T12:54:17.633-05:00As to whether Obama wants to be president, he love...As to whether Obama wants to be president, he loves the perks of being president and his wife adores them. He may not like the job that much, but he adores the life and I don&#39;t think he will voluntarily give up. Heck, he only seems happy in public when he is campaigning and being the subject of adulation. Kansas Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630367629067743935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82066437637746663312012-10-04T12:52:27.103-05:002012-10-04T12:52:27.103-05:00By the way, my assessment of Obama is that he had ...By the way, my assessment of Obama is that he had a bad night. All politicians and others in jobs that require performance sometimes have bad days. President Reagan offered that explanation for a bad political performance by himself [I think a press conference, but it might have been a speech), analogizing to an actor.<br /><br />What does Ann mean when she raises the possibility of &quot;some burdensome real emotions behind that smile.&quot;Kansas Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630367629067743935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73725183009674828972012-10-04T12:47:59.225-05:002012-10-04T12:47:59.225-05:00Very good observation by wyo sis:
&quot;Obama is ...Very good observation by wyo sis:<br /><br />&quot;Obama is acting like a person who, for the first time in his life, has realized he isn&#39;t as smart as he&#39;s been led to believe.&quot;<br /><br />I don&#39;t buy the observations that Obama may not want to win. It is possible that he thinks he is going to lose, but if the internal polls were so bad, there would be a hint of it in the media (both sides will be getting those polls).<br /><br />There is a tiny possibility that Obama has a grander plan. Lose this time, watch the consequences of his bad policies explode over the next four years, and then come back to complete the socialist transition. I doubt it. He is not that smart. And, he is an insanely ambitious politician and that type does not let loose of power voluntarily. <br />Kansas Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630367629067743935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26989634095511927282012-10-04T12:37:49.790-05:002012-10-04T12:37:49.790-05:00I won&#39;t speculate on why, though. The burdens ...<i>I won&#39;t speculate on why, though. The burdens of the office?</i><br /><br />My guess is that he triple-bogeyed the last 3 holes of his debate prep and was still tormented by that.Chip S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13210586187250159751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3246945843126779872012-10-04T12:31:08.207-05:002012-10-04T12:31:08.207-05:00Speculating, I&#39;m able to come up with only 2 i...<i>Speculating, I&#39;m able to come up with only 2 ideas: 1. He has some burdensome real emotions behind that smile, and 2. He actually doesn&#39;t want to win.</i> <br /><br />Or how about 3. Obama is just not very good at anything besides canned speeches, exploiting racial guilt, and basking in approval. <br /><br />People have been overthinking and overestimating Obama since he was a child. Sure, he&#39;s kinda smart and kinda handsome. He is a master at working racial guilt, which seems to have Althouse in thrall. But other than the overwrought emotional responses liberals bring to Obama, there has never been any evidence Obama is all that special.<br /><br />This is the first time Obama has had to go head-to-head on a level playing field with a prepared opponent. Obama walked onto that stage assuming he was going to &quot;LeBron&quot; Romney and found out different. <br /><br />This was a sustained public humiliation of Obama that even liberals have had to acknowledge. Obama&#39;s spell as a political wizard has been broken, and that&#39;s all that has been holding his poll numbers up. He just dropped seven points on Intrade last night.<br /><br />All the king&#39;s horses and all the king&#39;s men won&#39;t put Obama-Dumpty together again.<br />creeley23http://creeley23.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.com